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06-17-2004, 10:52 AM
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Jerk fan
I'm sure most have seen this on the sports shows, but if not, here's the video
http://chicagotv.feedroom.com/index....80&auto_band=x 
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06-17-2004, 11:11 AM
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That is pretty funny that the guy didnt realize what an ass he is, but it worked out for the kid, he got a bat and a ball directly from a player, I bet that guy felt like an even bigger ass after that.
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06-17-2004, 11:12 AM
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That's the first I saw it, I hope that guy gets banned from every ballpark in America. Man, I caught my first foul ball at age 23, and I immediately gave it to the 3 year old kid a row in front of me. The upper deck at Camden Yards gave a pretty good round of applause, and the ushers brought me free drinks and hotdogs and stuff. They were playing the Royals, so I wasn't wearing my Sox stuff.
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06-17-2004, 11:19 AM
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Thanks inta for posting the link. Didn't see it until now.
What an ass! The jerk's girlfriend looks like she wants to die! If there's a kid nearby, they should always get the ball. Who doesn't know that?!
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06-17-2004, 11:23 AM
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You know this could be one of the better things to happen to this kids, besides the stuff the Rangers gave him, he also got a trip to New York for some morning show and tickets to the Mets.
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06-17-2004, 11:36 AM
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You're right on about the kids. What's an adult going to do with it anyway? stick it in a drawer? sell it on ebay for 10 bucks?
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06-17-2004, 12:48 PM
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Maybe the guy is a lifelong baseball fan who has dreamed about one day catching a foul ball at a game. How many of us can say we've caught a foul ball? It's truly a pretty cool experience, and I think it's every fan's dream. What's he going to do with it? Maybe put it in a steiner case and display it on his desk or baseball shelf at home? Not a bad thing at all... Let's look at the kid- Is he a huge baseball fan? Does he like Pokemon and soccer more than baseball? What's the kid going to do with the ball? Throw it around in the yard? Stick in a drawer? Sell it on Ebay? Where will the ball be in 20 years? I think what happened to kid is bad. But, there is a defense that needs to be presented for the guy in this situation....maybe he became a kid again when he saw that ball coming towards him. It doesn't make it right...but I think we can emphatize with the guy here.
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06-17-2004, 01:06 PM
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The worst part of it is that the guy showed what a hero he is in front of his girlfriend (making an assumption, it might have been his sister for all we know, but still...). "Oh honey, the way you mowed down that kid for the ball was so studly!"
The chilling lesson here is that society has made it possible for every move one makes to be captured on camera and shown to the world. Let's all be careful out there. 
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06-17-2004, 01:09 PM
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 I can see where you are coming from but I think you also cant estimate how much that little kid might like baseball or if nobody did anything the incident might turn away a possible lifetime baseball fan. A jerk diving over stands to steal a ball from a little kid is not a good image for MLB to encourage families to come to games. It is a little overboard what the kid got, but oh well. The overkill can only leave a good impression on him.
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06-17-2004, 01:11 PM
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06-17-2004, 01:13 PM
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